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Obama: Parenting is a public service: “‘For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.’”

(Via Thingamababy.)

Parenting is much more than a ‘public service’, it’s the sacred and lasting act that stabilizes society, enriches the economy, and fosters an attitude of reverence for the sanctity of life.

We Catholics have been saying this for years! Parents who are involved keep their kids away from drugs, teach them how to pray, engaged them in extra curricular activities, encourage them to choose good friends, and overall prepare them for a healthy lifestyle once they leave the nest.

So if parenting is a public service, why is there a government trend to make parenting more difficult? Specifically, government:

- denies parents from using their tax money to educate their children at home or in the private school of their choice

- denies parents the ability to teach them their own values regarding same-sex marriage and sexuality in general (at least in the public schools)

- denies parents access to good healthcare by preventing health insurance providers from crossing state lines

- denies the importance of parenting by allowing the destruction of the lives of children

- denies public schools the ability to introduce wholesome, religious values to students by barring the use of God and prayer in the classroom

- devalues the importance of traditional parenting (i.e., a father and mother) by not protecting the sanctity of marriage

So if President Obama wants parents to feel proud about their vocation and wants to instill and inspire others to be good parents, he needs to provide a good example, yes, but he needs to equip them and protect the fundamental rights and needs of parents as well.